Say hello to Fred! He's the star of my newest short film "Eye for an Eye for a Nose"! Aiming for a Fall 2026 completion date! 👁️4️⃣👁️4️⃣👃 #eye4eye4nose #claymation #stopmotion #animation

Sunspark will have its Michigan premiere at the Emberlight International Film Festival in August! This year's festival had a less than 3% acceptance rate! #sunsparkmovie #filmfestival #michigan #emberlight #ironwood

Sunspark has been accepted into the Imaginaria animated film festival in Conversano, Italy! This is an Oscar-qualifying festival with less than a 3% acceptance rate! #sunsparkmovie #animation #italy #conversano #filmfestival

Sunspark has been awarded a Special Mention by the jury for its category at the VAFI & RAFI International Children and Youth Animation Festival in Croatia! This was Sunspark's international premiere and also its first award. #sunsparkmovie #croatia #filmfestival #animation

Sunspark premieres in Croatia at the VAFI & RAFI International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival! #sunsparkmovie #animation #filmfestival #croatia

Red carpet photos from the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival at my screening of Sunspark! @siffnews.bsky.social #sunsparkmovie #seattle #siff #filmfestival #redcarpet

A few lucky kids snagged Sunspark sticker sheets after watching the movie! @siffnews.bsky.social #sunsparkmovie #filmfestival #robots #stickers

Sunspark is going to Slovenia! Kids will get to see it during the ZEBRA Film Festival in August! #sunsparkmovie #animation #filmfestival #slovenia

Sunspark's big day at the Seattle International Film Festival! #sunsparkmovie @siffnews.bsky.social #siff2026 #animation #filmfestival #seattle

Sunspark plays at the Seattle Intl Film Fest this weekend! I'll be there to answer questions afterwards. @siffnews.bsky.social #siff #siff2026 #Seattle #filmfestival #sunsparkmovie #animation

Festival badges starting to pile up! First four with more to go... #sunsparkmovie #filmfestivals #filmmaking @siffnews.bsky.social

Sunspark has been accepted into the Wyoming International Film Festival! WyoIFF will run July 8-12 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. #sunsparkmovie #animation #filmfestival #robots #wyoming #cheyenne

Sunspark will have its international premiere at the VAFI & RAFI Festival in Croatia! The festival will run May 18-22 and Sunspark will play in a shorts block aimed at ages 7 to 10. #sunsparkmovie #animation #filmfestival #robots

From storyboard to full house in 2 years! #sunsparkmovie Thanks to the RiverRun Intl Film Fest, @rndr.bsky.social, @adobe.com, and others for helping make this happen!

Sunspark playing at the RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, NC in front of 250+ elementary schoolers! #sunsparkmovie #animation #filmfestival

Honored to have an image from Sunspark representing The Family Picture Show shorts block at SIFF 2026! #siff #siff2026 #Seattle #sunsparkmovie #animation @siffnews.bsky.social

Sunspark at CIFF! #sunsparkmovie #sunspark #ciff50 #cleveland

Sunspark has been accepted into the Seattle International Film Festival! It will screen on May 10 as part of The Family Picture Show shorts block. #siff #seattle #sunsparkmovie #animation #3Danimation #filmfestival @siffnews.bsky.social

Here's when & where to catch Sunspark at the RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem! #sunsparkmovie #animation #3Danimation #filmfestival #riverrun #winstonsalem

Here I answer a question about how I made the music in Sunspark while at AmDocs 2026 in Palm Springs, CA. #amdocs #amdocs2026 #sunsparkmovie #filmfest #animation

Here's when & where to catch Sunspark at the Cleveland International Film Festival! #CIFF50 #CIFF #sunsparkmovie #animation #3Danimation #filmfestival #cleveland

Just wrapped up a successful world premiere of Sunspark at the AmDocs Film Fest! #amdocs #amdocs2026 #sunsparkmovie #filmfest #animation

Sunspark has been accepted into the RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina! It will screen publicly on April 21 and will also be part of the shorts program shown to local elementary schools. #riverrunfilm #sunsparkmovie #animation #3Danimation #filmfestival

Sunspark has been accepted into the Cleveland International Film Festival, another Oscar-qualifying festival! It will screen on April 11 and 18 at Playhouse Square. #CIFF50 #CIFF #sunsparkmovie #animation #3Danimation #filmfestival

I'm excited to announce that my animated short film Sunspark will have its world premiere at the Oscar-qualifying AmDocs Film Fest in Palm Springs, CA! #AmDocs2026 #sunsparkmovie #animation #3Danimation #filmfestival #AmDocs

Storyboard vs Animation! #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

Storyboard vs Render #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

Here's how I made some of the sound effects in Sunspark! #animation #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #robots #stopmotion #3Danimation #c4d #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3D #soundeffects #SFX @rndr.bsky.social

Storyboard vs Render #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

Storyboard vs Render #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart

Here's a teaser trailer for Sunspark! Created with @maxonvfx.bsky.social and rendered with Octane using @rendernetwork.bsky.social ! To be completed in 2025. #animation #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #robots #stopmotion #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3D

Storyboard vs Render #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

Here's how I made some of the sound effects in Sunspark! #animation #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #robots #stopmotion #3Danimation #c4d #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3D #soundeffects #SFX @rndr.bsky.social

Storyboard vs Render #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

To celebrate completing Sunspark and starting to submit to film festivals, here's a new trailer! #animation #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #robots #stopmotion #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3D @rndr.bsky.social

Finally putting the finishing touches on Sunspark! #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

Storyboard vs Render #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

Sometimes animating feels like wrangling a sea of spaghetti... #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

Here's a small peek behind the curtain of 3D production - showing the various notes I give myself to keep improving Sunspark. If you're curious!

Huge shout out to @rndr.bsky.social! Each one of these 454 frames would have taken an hour to render on my PC with multiple 3090s! On the Render Network it's only taken a fraction of the time. 🤯 And this is just one of 150+ shots for my short film Sunspark.

How I made Sunspark's piles of junk... #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

Storyboard vs Render #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

Storyboard vs Render #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

Rendering tons of frames today using the Render Network! @rndr.bsky.social Several thousand more to go! #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart

A sneak peak at the 3D rig for Zap from my upcoming short film Sunspark #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rendernetwork.bsky.social @maxonvfx.bsky.social

My animation process for #SunsparkMovie #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

Storyboard vs Render (This shot changed a bit) #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

Introducing my short film Sunspark! A stop-motion style 3D animation that tells the story of a lonely robot who finds companionship in the unlikeliest of places. Hopefully to be finished in 2025! #shortfilm #robots #animation

It definitely takes a lot of project files to make everything you need for an 11-minute 3D short film! #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social

Storyboard vs Render #animation #cartoon #indiefilm #shortfilm #film #sunspark #sunsparkmovie #robot #3Danimation #stopmotion #c4d #octanerender #otoy #cinema4d #rendernetwork #3Dart @rndr.bsky.social